DNCE’s “Kissing Strangers (featuring Nicki Minaj)” (#36, +27) and Lady Gaga’s “The Cure” (#37, new) represent the highest-ranking additions to the Top 50 at pop radio.
They are not this week’s only additions.
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito (featuring Justin Bieber),” Shawn Mendes’ “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,” and Hey Violet’s Break My Heart” also enter that region.
Played 571 times during the April 16-22 tracking week (+413), “Despacito” ranks as the Mediabase pop panel’s #47 song. It was #67 last week*.
“There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,” which did not debut until the fifth day of the tracking period, earns #49. It received 520 tracking period plays.
Up four places, “Break My Heart” earns #50. It received 510 spins, besting last week’s count by 148.
*Editor’s Note: For chart purposes, Mediabase treats the original “Despacito” and the Justin Bieber remix as the same song.
